Team Roping at ACTRA Finals
My Cheyenne helmet literally saved my life on October 21, 2008. I was team roping at the ACTRA National Finals in Reno Nevada when my steer set up as I...
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The Little Things
I was lunging my new horse Mambos Lucky Zippo in the round pen yesterday. He wasn't listening well and I was kinda bored waiting for my trainer to help me,...
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I'm thankful to be celebrating my 50th birthday next week.
Six weeks ago I was just hacking Burt, a Thoroughbred, in the ring. I had decided it was about time to stop when my next memory was my trainer talking...
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Head First into a Tree
While riding my Paint Horse, Fritz, in Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois, he tripped going over a log on the trail and fell. Fritz went completely down on his...
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Even the Most Bomb-Proof Horse Can Have an Accident
I decided to take my older mare on a ride into the South Sister's wilderness in August. She tripped trying to step over a huge log that was across the...
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I'm a Bad Mom
Hello, my daughter is also a barrel racer and is 15. Last 2 years she has qualified for the NBHA worlds. This year, our state law stated we have to make...
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Is the horse broke or are the people selling him broke?
Have had horses for many years. . . now my favorite and oldest has Cushings. . . so believing I needed another horse for days he did not feel well...
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I'm NEVER riding Helmet-less
I have a troxel Legacy Gold Duratec helmet that I bought about 2 years ago. I can't say enough how happy I am that I ride with a helmet; 2...
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My Daughter's Barrel Racing Accident
I have always made my daughter wear a helmet while barrel racing even though she has fought me about this for years. "It's not cool to wear it. ""None of...
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Thank God for Troxel!
Thank you SO much for creating a safe, reliable, and durable helmet. Well, let me get into what happened to let me say this. . . I was showing at...
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Unexpected Fowl Encounter
I was riding my frisky mare in the indoor arena this morning. I make it a habit to always ride with my helmet. As I was trotting along the rail,...
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Big Things Can Happen on a Little Pony!
I was at riding camp where we ride bareback and was the only one riding a pony while everyone else rode a big Quarter Horse. We began to lope and...
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I am grateful to be alive to see my little girl grow up!
Four weeks ago, I was working with a client's horse who has a history of bad behavior. Two and a half hours in to a calm and wonderful ride, another...
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